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The UK section of my local supermarket is taking the piss (feddit.uk)

submitted 3 months ago by Mr_Blott@feddit.uk to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

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[-] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 54 points 3 months ago

I have never seen mac and cheese in a can before and I am honestly mildly disgusted.

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 14 points 3 months ago

They started making canned spaghetti carbonara now too

[-] Thassodar@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago

It's like they're trying to commit war crimes.

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 months ago

Nah, just preparing for war times

[-] essell@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I imagine they're quite hard to do by accident

[-] Thassodar@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Remember: it's not a war crime the first time.

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[-] sheridan@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Canned anything with cheese tastes revolting from my experience.

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago

I mean Philly cheese steaks are made with canned cheese wiz, and then there's salsa queso dip they sell in cans, and everyone loves that shit.

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[-] csm10495@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago

I live in the USA and can confirm never seeing this before.

Though I'd try it tbh

[-] Kushan@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

It's... Not good

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[-] Classy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago

You ought to be. It's a struggle meal, not because of the price but because you struggle to keep it down. The noodles feel simultaneously overcooked, limp and somehow grainy. The sauce is virtually flavorless except for a musky odor of nuclear cheese. The consistency of the sauce is like that of milk, and it does not adhere to the noodles. Your bowl will be a nice mix of cold, pallid noodle soup and boiling hot noodle soup.

[-] untorquer@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Avoid at all costs. Bought one can for the novelty of feeling the same way. It is so much worse than you're imagining.

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I can imagine fake chese custard and slight amounts of overcooked rubbery pasta.

[-] untorquer@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Have you ever smelled some foam and had that give you a headache? Do you know that chemically smell?

If so, it tastes whole mouth like that but very concentrated.

There are also chunks but at the same time there is not discernable difference in texture or consistency. Just vague border regions that register montarily as the broad side of your tongue cuts through them like a razor.

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[-] retrolasered@lemmy.zip 35 points 3 months ago

As a brit id say blimey they got it spot on

[-] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Victoria would be proud to know her empire still provides for the people even now

[-] guy@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago

In British supermarkets, they often don't even put the beans on shelves. Instead they have stacked palettes of them, because they need to restock so often it'd be inefficient to have to unpack and shelve them.

[-] metaStatic@kbin.earth 18 points 3 months ago

Marmite, Lea and Perrin's, Curry.

Yup, this is actually the UK section and not just the beans section

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[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

Tikka masala is English food no matter how Indian it seems

[-] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 15 points 3 months ago

It was invented in Scotland, so it's British but not English.

[-] Resol@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Still can't understand how some people think England is synonymous with the entire United Kingdom, when in reality it's only a fraction of it.

[-] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Probably because it's the centerpiece of the whole UK?

Probably because it's the country that created Britain and the UK to begin with?

It's really not that confusing if you put even a little thought into it.

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[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Royaume-Uni/USA

Angleterre/États-Unis

With the signs in two languages and the one trying to be in english (lulz) being smaller, where in Quebec is that?

Edit: Turns out it's in France, I don't think they would be importing French milk all the way to Quebec

[-] stelelor@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago

Another clue it isn't Quebec is that Quebec wouldn't bother having a separate US section when the States are just a couple hours drive away.

[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Le moo

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Fetchez la vache

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Seen at DragonCon this year:

[-] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Beautiful. This should be the national flag.

[-] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 3 months ago

Canned Macaroni and Cheese?

Barbarians!

It comes out of a damn box!

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago

I'm British and I only eat beans and curry, so I can't see any problem here.

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[-] FelixCress@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Looks about right.

[-] synapse1278@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

I bet only British tourists are shopping in this section. French people craving for beans are just eating cassoulet.

[-] Oisteink@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

is it joint usa/uk food section?

[-] tektite@slrpnk.net 7 points 3 months ago

Looking at both flags alternating repeatedly on every shelf I would assume yes.

[-] Oisteink@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

So the English language food section

[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Oi cunt where's my section then? -Australia

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[-] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago

All of that is uk other than the macaroni. Even the Indian curries are uk. That's like our speciality, not fish n chips

[-] PotatoSkins@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

FYIW, that brand of "simmer sauce" is a staple in my US kitchen.

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I regularly buy from the UK section of my supermarket. Brown sauce and lemon curd are necessities.

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[-] UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

In the end, a Heinz a conquered GB. Eat that Brits!

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[-] Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 months ago

Jeez why so many cans? Is the country getting ready for war?

[-] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 months ago

This is a Carrefour, right? I've quit shopping at Carrefour a while back. I find their selection getting steadily worse, their house brands quality very low, their price not competitive. Nowadays I shop at medium size chains, and most of non food online, trying to use Amazon as a last resort.

[-] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 3 points 3 months ago

Yeah, Grand Frais is my usual now

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[-] BenM2023@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Apart from having the flags the wrong way around, what's wrong?

[-] smokebuddy@lemmy.today 2 points 3 months ago

those chicken stock cans at the top are taking the botulism

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[-] Fontasia@feddit.nl 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah, what the fuck why is Mississippi Belle macaroni and cheese in the UK section?

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